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Author here! I will write about this later on, but in short: - I only kept 2 recurring customers - I'm selling 5 hours-block (one per day - which leaves a bit

Author here! I will write about this later on, but in short: - I only kept 2 recurring customers - I'm selling 5 hours-block (one per day - which leaves a bit of room for one-shot emergencies too) - I ask my customers to book sessions around 2 months in advance - I keep a number of dedicated days for the product each week (which varies) This workflow creates visibility for both my freelancing clients and for myself. The most important point here (I believe) is to build long term relationships on the consulting side (I addressed a bit of this topic here https://www.wisecashhq.com/blog/freelance-cash-flow-tips-for-a-happier-freelancing-part-1 https://www.wisecashhq.com/blog/freelance-cash-flow-tips-for...). Let me know if I didn't properly address your point!

lifeisstillgood 13y ago
OK - that seems a long way from where I am standing... :-) I am a contractor (freelancer?), selling time and keyboard. I get relatively long (3mths+), full time gigs, and yet I want to change the world / build a nice SaaS product to pay the mortgage. From what I am reading you have 2 trusted clients who want you for regular but intense work, and can estimate what they want well in advance. I seem to dive into a maelstrom of recruitment agents and CVs every 6 months. Maybe I should stop flipping the bird at employers as I leave ... More constructively I shall sign up for wisecash :-), and do the thing I am supposed to do - build an audience on a subject I am good at and enjoy. Thank you for the reply. May I ask what you do for the clients (can't find a bio on wisecash other than three sentences) cheers
- thibaut_barrere 13y ago
  It's a long way from where I was one year ago as well! I do ship Rails/Ruby code for my freelancing clients (apps, back-end, ETL, data integration, etc). Ideally, you could move from full time gigs to 4-days a week gigs, maybe with slightly higher rates if possible to cover a bit of the loss. I think it's a good way to get started. Use my calculator https://www.wisecashhq.com/goodies/bootstrapper-calculator https://www.wisecashhq.com/goodies/bootstrapper-calculator to figure things out here :-) And yes, using WiseCash to balance contracting/freelancing with bootstrapping is truely useful. I'll blog more on the topic, subscribe to the newsletter here http://eepurl.com/Fap_H http://eepurl.com/Fap_H

lifeisstillgood 13y ago

OK - that seems a long way from where I am standing... :-) I am a contractor (freelancer?), selling time and keyboard. I get relatively long (3mths+), full time gigs, and yet I want to change the world / build a nice SaaS product to pay the mortgage. From what I am reading you have 2 trusted clients who want you for regular but intense work, and can estimate what they want well in advance. I seem to dive into a maelstrom of recruitment agents and CVs every 6 months. Maybe I should stop flipping the bird at employers as I leave ... More constructively I shall sign up for wisecash :-), and do the thing I am supposed to do - build an audience on a subject I am good at and enjoy. Thank you for the reply. May I ask what you do for the clients (can't find a bio on wisecash other than three sentences) cheers

thibaut_barrere 13y ago
It's a long way from where I was one year ago as well! I do ship Rails/Ruby code for my freelancing clients (apps, back-end, ETL, data integration, etc). Ideally, you could move from full time gigs to 4-days a week gigs, maybe with slightly higher rates if possible to cover a bit of the loss. I think it's a good way to get started. Use my calculator https://www.wisecashhq.com/goodies/bootstrapper-calculator https://www.wisecashhq.com/goodies/bootstrapper-calculator to figure things out here :-) And yes, using WiseCash to balance contracting/freelancing with bootstrapping is truely useful. I'll blog more on the topic, subscribe to the newsletter here http://eepurl.com/Fap_H http://eepurl.com/Fap_H